Summary:
In 1941, New York intellectual playwright Barton Fink comes to Hollywood to write a Wallace Beery wrestling picture. Staying in the eerie Hotel Earle, Barton develops severe writer's block. His neighbor, jovial insurance salesman Charlie Meadows, tries to help, but Barton continues to struggle as a bizarre sequence of events distracts him even further from his task.
| Runtime: | 116 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for language and some scenes of violence. |
| Production: | Working Title Films |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime |
| Countries: | USA, UK |
| Language: | English |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ethan Coen | Director |
| Joel Coen | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ethan Coen | Written By |
| Joel Coen | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| John Goodman | Charlie Meadows |
| John Turturro | Barton Fink |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Christopher Murney | Detective Deutsch |
| David Warrilow | Garland Stanford |
| Harry Bugin | Pete |
| I.M. Hobson | Derek |
| John Mahoney | W.P. Mayhew |
| Jon Polito | Lou Breeze |
| Judy Davis | Audrey Taylor |
| Lance Davis | Richard St. Claire |
| Meagen Fay | Poppy Carnahan |
| Michael Lerner | Jack Lipnick |
| Richard Portnow | Detective Mastrionotti |
| Steve Buscemi | Chet |
| Tony Shalhoub | Ben Geisler |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ben Barenholtz | Executive Producer |
| Bill Durkin | Executive Producer |
| Ethan Coen | Producer |
| Graham Place | Co-Producer |
| Jim Pedas | Executive Producer |
| Joel Coen | Producer |
| Ted Pedas | Executive Producer |
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